a tornado hit the city this evening. >> pray to god as loud as i could, and i was just praying for my safety, and i knew the truck was shaking. i just prayed that the truck stayed put. >> no deaths and one injury reported there. tens of thousands are without power. the tornado is part of a huge storm system sweeping across the region. it's also impacting travel across the country. some flights are being canceled. >>> he wanted to kill as many people as possible, that's part of the chilling suicide note left by the man who shot to death two firefighters and injured two more in upstate new york. it happened yesterday. william spengler ambushed his victims as they responded to an early morning fire. then he took his own lifep he was 61 years old. in a suicide note spengler said he wanted to burn the neighborhood down and kill people. >>> at the vatican, a prayer for peace from pope benedict xvi. in his annual christmas message, the pope offered greetings in 65 languages mep also appealed for an end to the bloodshed in syria. that's a quick look at what's happening. i'm victor blackwell a